A/N- Goa'uld speak will be in bold. When it's not bold it's them talking with the hosts voice.
Chapter Four -o- Old Enemies
Jack slowed down when he heard voices about ten feet in front of him. He couldn't see who it was because the brush had gotten very thick out here. He put his hand up and his team slowed behind him. They crept up hoping to catch they Jaffa off guard.
"You do not know which one it is?" He demanded in harsh tones.
"I am sorry" Jack looked back over his team and knew they knew what he was thinking. They needed to wait and see if they could tell how many of them there were. "There were too young girls, so we took them both" He said.
"Very well" The other one said "Take them to the ship and be quick about it; the Tau'ri should be here any moment"
Jack peeked his head out of the brush a little and could see the ship. It was a cargo ship, and there were only a few Jaffa around. He could see Kiara and Vitani, both slung over the shoulder of a Jaffa. Jack had to hold himself back with every thing he had.
"I think we can take them" He whispered and looked at Sam. "What do you think?" Sam looked at him and wondered if they really could 'take them' as Jack said. Sure there were only a few Jaffa out here but who knew how many were inside. Jack was being irrational because that was his daughter.
"I think we should go for it" Sam said looking over at Daniel and Teal'c who both nodded their heads. They all went to the edge and looked out. The Jaffa holding the kids was almost to the ship. Jack, Sam and Daniel all had zats while Teal'c was using his staff weapon. From the bushes they took out all of the Jaffa standing guard and the one holding the kids.
None of them made a sound as they ran out to get the unconscious kids. Jack looked around waiting for the reinforcements, but no one showed.
"That was too easy" Daniel said picking up Vitani. He too looked around expecting something more.
"We can't just have good luck?" Jack asked as he scooped Kiara up into his arms.
"No" Daniel said shaking his head as someone walked out of the bushes behind Jack. "We're never very lucky" Jack straitened and turned around and scowled.
"Well, this should be fun" he said shaking his head.
"Yes I am quite looking forward to it my self" Tanith said smiling at all of them. He looked over at Teal'c who looked very shocked indeed. "Surprised to see me?" he asked smirking at Teal'c.
"Well a little" Jack said as about 20 Jaffa came out of the bushes surrounding them. "I'm pretty sure Teal'c killed you"
"So easily fooled" He said shaking his head and sneering at them "Put them down" He said looking at Jack and Daniel. "And step away from them" Jack just looked at him like he was crazy and shook his head. Tanith looked around at all of them and sneered.
"How about you just let them go" Jack said looking at his team. "You have us now, you don't need your bait" He looked down at Kiara.
"Bait?" Tanith said smiling at him. "She is not bait, she is what I came for, and you are just a bonus" He looked at some of the Jaffa. "Put them in a holding cell and bring the girls to my camber, we have much to do"
The Jaffa nodded and walked over to Jack. He disarmed him and then reached for Kiara. The Jaffa looked him in the eyes and winked at him. Jack closed his eyes and opened them again and looked at the Jaffa, he winked again. Ok, what the hell did that mean?
"Do not make me shot you" He said reaching for Kiara again. Jack not sure what was going on with this Jaffa nodded his head and handed her over. He wouldn't do her any good dead. Daniel did the same and they were marched off.
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Jack just sat in the corner of their little holding cell and thought every thing over. This was, of course, his fault. He had led them out there knowing there wasn't much chance of saving them. He had known it was probably some kind of trap and still he went out there. Sam sat down next to him and knew what he must be thinking.
"This is not your fault Sir" She said putting her hand on his shoulder. "I said we should go too, I wanted to save them just as much as you did"
"I shouldn't have let you guys go into that clearing" Jack said shaking his head. "How did I not see that it was trap?"
"None of us did. It's ok" Sam said smiling at him. "We've been in worse scraps then this; we'll get out of here, with Kiara and Vitani"
"Thanks Carter" Jack said looking over at Daniel and Teal'c. "Sorry guys"
"It is indeed not you fault" Teal'c said nodding his head. "We will save them O'Neill"
"Yeah Jack" Daniel said nodding his head. "I mean its just Tanith, he's not so bad, and on the bright side we're still sitting on the planet"
"Thanks" Jack said smiling a little. He still had a feeling this was not going to be as easy as they made it sound. "Why do you think he hasn't taken off yet?"
"I don't know Sir" Sam said shrugging her shoulders and looking to Daniel.
"There could be something else here he wants" Daniel said shrugging his shoulders too.
"So any one else what to know what the hell happened with Tanith?" Jack asked looking around the room.
"Indeed" Teal'c growled looking at the door.
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"Where is my Daddy" Kiara asked looking up at the big man with the funny thing on his head like Teal'c, but a little different. She was trying very hard not to cry, she wanted to be brave like her daddy. Vitani was still sleeping and Kiara could not get her to wake up.
"He is in a holding cell with the others" He said looking down at her. "You are the daughter of Jack O'Neill?"
"Yep" She said nodding her head and looking down at her BDU's. "See it says so right there, I can't read it yet though, but Daddy says it says my name and his name, O'Neill" She nodded her head and held out two fingers "With two L's." She said nodding her head and looking up at him. "Can I see my Daddy now, please?"
"I am sorry that is not possible" He said as he did something she couldn't see.
"Why?" She asked as a tear fell down her cheek. "I don't like it here. It's cold and dirty and I can't make Vitani wake up and my daddy says to tell him when I go somewhere so I need to tell him where I am so he doesn't worry." She looked up at the man as more tears fell down her face. He just shook his head and went back to what it was he was doing. He walked out of the room and in came two women carrying a tray with very colorful clothes on them.
"Oh child" One of them said smiling at her. "You will be fine" She said brushing some of the tears away. "To day is a happy day, you get to join with the gods, it is an honor and privilege for one so young." She said and showed her the dress. "Do you not like them?" Kiara nodded her head and looked at the women. She didn't know what she was taking about, join with the gods? But she was really nice. She looked at Vitani and shook her again.
"Can you wake her?" She asked sniffing a little. Vitani stirred under her hand and Kiara smiled. She looked down as the little girl opened her eyes and looked around.
"Kiara" She said sitting up a little. "Where are we?"
"I don't know" Kiara said as the women smiled at her. "But my Daddy will find us" She said as one of the women stood her up.
"Ok" Vitani said nodding her head as the women helped them put on the beautiful dresses.
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"We've had no word" Davis said looking back at Hammond as he paced back and forth in his office. "They're only three hours late"
"I want you to send the MALP through, we need to see if they're ok" Hammond said stopping and looking over at him.
"Yes Sir" He said nodding his head and walking out of the room.
"Why can't it ever just be in and out with you Jack?" Hammond muttered to himself as he started pacing again.
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Jack paced back and forth in the little room while Sam watched him. Teal'c was again helping Daniel to kel'no'reem, Daniel had come to the concluded that it might be what caused his sudden bout of ESP. They had been in this tiny room for almost five hours now, with no word, good or bad, from anyone. She wished there was something she could do to help him settle down. He needed to be rested if they were to have a chance to escape. Jack turned and caught her starring at him. He sighed and walked over to her. He sat down and Sam could see all the weight of the world rested on his shoulders. Before, Sam couldn't see the weight there, she knew it was but he hide it very well. But not now, now he looked like a man who had lost all hope. This was how Sam imagined he must have looked the first time he met Daniel, after losing his son. He looked over at her and she saw the tears barely contained behind his eyes.
"What could he possibly want with her?" He asked for the hundredth time. Sam sighed and shook her head.
"I don't know Sir" She said putting her hand on his shoulder. "But we'll get out of this, we're the infamous SG-1, we can do anything."
"Right" Jack said nodding his head and not buying a word of it.
"Sir" Sam said lowering her hand to his. "If you give up this soon in the game we have no chance of winning" She smiled at him and looked over at Daniel and Teal'c. "Weren't you just apologizing for not having any faith in me?" She looked back at him. "Have faith, we can do this" He looked into her eyes and a small smile graced his lips.
"You're right" Jack said jumping up off the set and nodding his head. "I'm not going to get anything done sitting here worrying about Kiara, I need to do something about it" He walked over to Daniel and whapped him in the head. "Get up" he said as Daniel stirred and looked up at him.
"There wasn't a better way to do that?" Daniel said sitting up and rubbing his head. Jack smiled and walked over to Teal'c.
"If you hit my head O'Neill I will be forced to retaliate" Teal'c said opening his eyes and looking up at Jack. "You are done brooding?" He asked standing.
"Yep" Jack said nodding his head. "We need a plain, now listen I think one of the Jaffa here is a supporter of your cause" he said quietly so their guard didn't hear. He looked over at Teal'c.
"What makes you think this?" Teal'c asked tilting his head and studying Jack.
"He winked at me" Jack said smiling a little. "Twice"
"Why did he not help us before?" Teal'c asked looking skeptical.
"It wouldn't have done us any good then" Jack said looking at the others. "We were still outnumbered by like fifteen people."
"He's right" Sam said nodding her head. "If he was going to help us it would be better to do it when we had more of a chance." Just as the last word left her moth they heard staff fire, some one shouted something in Jaffa and then their doors opened.
"You must come now" The Jaffa that walked in said looking at them. "We have little time" He walked over to Teal'c and bowed his head. "I and my fellow brethren would like to pledge allegiance to you" he said looking up at Teal'c.
"Ok" Jack said nodding his head. "This is all great but we don't have time" He said reaching for the zat gun one of the other Jaffa handed him. "We have to get to the girls"
"It is too late for that" The one looking at Teal'c said turning to look at Jack. "They are already on their way to the ceremony"
"What ceremony!" Jack demanded looking the Jaffa in the eyes.
"She is to be implanted, both are" He said looking saddened by this.
"Over my dead body" Jack said taking a step towards her. "Where are they?" He asked in a soft calm voice that was even scarier then his screaming at the top of his lungs voice.
"I will show you" he said looking around to make sure they were all armed. He walked out of the room and down the hall. They had to take out two Jaffa along the way but when they did get to the outside of a room he held up his hand.
"They are in there" he said looking to the door. Daniel looked around and all at once his head felt like it was going to explode, just like with Kiara and the gate. He saw flashes in his head of what was about to happen.
"Wait" he said holding out his hand. He looked up at Jack and then grabbed his head. "Ow" he said taking a deep breath. "It's a trap"
"A trap?" Jack asked looking confused. "What do you mean?"
"For him" Daniel said looking at the Jaffa who had led them here. "He wants to see who is unloyal. He'll kill us all if we go in there like this" Daniel said looking up at Jack again.
"Ok" Jack said never doubting Daniel for a second. "This is how we're going to play this...
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"Who are you?" Kiara asked after they were led into the big empty room. She was now standing in front Vitani glaring up at the man. "And where's my daddy?!" She demanded glaring at him.
"I am Tanith" He said smiling sweetly at her. "And your dad should be here any minute" He said looking over at the door.
"I get to see him?" She asked watching him closely. He looked nice but there was something about him she didn't like.
"In a few moments" He said nodding his head. Some one knocked on the door and then opened it and walked in trailing behind him SG-1.
"I found them half way here, some one must have helped them escape" He said bowing his head.
"Daddy" Kiara said lurching forward only to be stopped by one of the women there.
"It's ok" Jack said smiling at his daughter. "Every things going to be ok" He said looking up at Tanith.
"Very good" Tanith said nodding his head and looking at Jack. "Come to watch?" He asked smirking at him.
"You can't possibly think I'll let you do anything to her do you?" Jack asked taking a step forward. One of the Jaffa jabbed him in the back of the knees coursing him to fall.
"It would appear you have to control in the mater" Tanith said looking to the other three. "You will all make fine solders in my war."
"Sorry but I'm not really the 'Sir Yes Sir' kind of person" Daniel said sneering at him. 'Wow I spend way to much time with Jack' Daniel thought briefly as a staff weapon hit him in the knees as well.
"Are they prepared?" Tanith asked ignoring Daniel comment and turning to look at the two girls. Kiara was standing tall with tears in her eyes and glaring daggers at Tanith.
"You are a bad man!" She said pointing at Tanith who just smiled at her and nodded his head.
"Put them on the tables" He said pointing to two tables on the other side of the room.
"Wait!" Jack said looking at Kiara. "What could you possibly want from a four year old?" He asked hoping they could get a little info out of him before he gave the signal. Tanith looked back at the women and nodded; they nodded once and stood there with the girls.
"You don't know?" Tanith asked stepping towards her. "Well that does make this interesting"
"Know what?" Jack asked not really liking the way this was going.
"As your daughter she will poses all the knowledge of the ancients" Tanith said smirking at him.
"I don't know if you got the memo but that was all whipped from my memory" Jack said looking at him like he was stupid.
"Was it?" He asked stepping closer still. "Well I do have some news for you then" he said reviling in playing with Jack like this. "It is there" he said "In your mind; they left it in your subconscious."
"Why would they do that?" Jack asked looking skeptical.
"You were not ready for it" he said rolling his eyes and then smirking. "Primitive as you were, but they hoped some day your children would be" He said looking over at Kiara who looked a little lost.
"How did they know I'd even have kids?" Jack asked stalling him a little longer. He wanted to see if Tanith would get any closer, an easier shot.
"They did not know" He said smiling at him. "They have been watching you for a very long time, and when you got caught on Edora they saw a perfect opportunity to help you along" He said smirking at Jack as he took another step closer. Jack saw in his right hand a ribbon-device and knew what he had planed for him. To bad Jack had other plans.
"So your trying to tell me Kiara is--
"A genetically enhanced human" He said smiling at Jack. "She will make a fine bride someday" He said smiling at Jack and bringing his hand out. "Not that you'll live to see that long"
"That shows what you know" Jack said pulling the zat out from behind his back and shooting Tanith right between the eyes. The two Jaffa that were already in the room fired on Jack and missed then were taken out by Sam and Daniel seconds later.
"Daddy!" Kiara called as the two women pulled them up next to them and put a knife to her throat. The other did the same with Vitani. Jack got slowly to his feet and watched the two women.
"Put them down" Jack said holding the zat on them.
"You shot him" On of the women said looking over at Tanith lying on the ground.
"I did" Jack said nodding his head looking over at Tanith. "Put them down" he said again looking at the one he assumed was the 'leader.' "You don't want to know what I will do to you if you hurt either one of them" He all but growled at them. They looked at each other and both set the girls down who came running too Jack. He picked them both up and turned to see that Sam Daniel talc and the other Jaffa had Tanith all tied up and the other Jaffa were unconscious.
"That went well" Jack said looking around the room. "Let's get out of here before some one knows something" Jack said looking at Teal'c. "Get him would ya? The Tok'ra my be able to take that damn thing out of him still"
"Indeed" Teal'c said picking up Tanith and throwing him over his shoulder. They walked down the hall as quietly at they could. Both girls seemed to know that they needed to be silent right now.
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"It looks like there was fire fight" Davis said as they looked at the images on the screen. "Definitely Goa'uld" he said looking up at the general.
"Ok" he said nodding his head and looking back over his shoulder. "Assemble SG-4 and 8 and have them meet me in the briefing room in half an hour" he said walking back to his office. He would give Jack another two hours before he send anyone through after them.
As he walked towards his office he heard the tell-tail sign of the gate activating. He turned and ran back into the command room. He looked over at Davis as the seventh chevron locked.
"Its SG-1" he said looking up at Hammond with a smiled on his face.
"Medical team to gate room" He said looking down at Davis. "About damn time" he said smiling and walking down to meet them.
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"We should blow it up" Jack said as they walked down the little hall. He looked back at Daniel and Sam. "We can't just leave them here to terrorize these people"
"Your right" Daniel said earning looks from both Sam and Jack.
"I am?" he asked looking at him funny.
"Yeah, they wound leave till thy find Tanith and we can't just let them stay, so blow it up" he said looking at both of them. "Unless you can see an alternative?"
"No" Jack said shaking his head. "Ok" he said pulling some C-4 out and setting it up. "We'll set this up all along the way out."
"Right" Sam said walking to the other side and setting some up too. "We should try to get some on the other side of the ship" Sam said when she walked back over to him. "Wont do any good to blow up half of it"
"I will do it" one of the Jaffa said coming forwards. "You can tell me how this works?" He asked looking at the stuff in Sam's hands.
"Sir?" She asked looking up at Jack.
"Do it" He said handing Vitani to Daniel and setting up some more with just one hand. Kiara watched him set it up and looked up at him.
"What is that?" She asked looking back down at her hands.
"It's going to make the ship blow up" He said smiling at her happy and relived they had gotten her back safe and sound.
"Blow up?" She asked looking at him funny.
"You'll see" Jack said hugging her to his chest.
"Ok" She said nodding her head and looking back at Vitani who smiled and laid her head on Daniel's shoulder.
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Daniel walked through the gate with Kiara fast asleep in his arms and looked around the room. There was a medical team, two SG teams and Hammond standing at the bottom of the ramp. He smiled at them and walked down to the general.
"Hello" He said as Kiara shifted in her sleep.
"Where is the rest of SG-1?" Hammond asked looking at Kiara.
"They're back on the planet" Daniel said shifting Kiara a little. "Jack is making sure Garren is ok, and Teal'c and Sam are making sure Tanith is all set before bringing him here" He said yawning a little.
"Tanith?" Hammond asked looking at Daniel. "Wasn't he dead?"
"We thought so" Daniel said nodding his head. "He's seems to be alive and kickin' now though" Kiara stirred and opened her eyes and smiled a little at Hammond. She was wearing a very brightly colored dress and her hair was a little mussed.
"Daddy blew up the bad guys" She said looking up at Daniel who nodded his head.
"This going to be a long debriefing?" Hammond asked looking from the girl to Daniel.
"Yes" Daniel said nodding his head and smiling when Janet came walking through the doors.
"It's about time you got here" She said smiling. "The general was about ready to send out a search party" She smiled over at the Hammond who smiled back.
"Well go get yourself and Kiara checked out and then you can fill me in while we wait for the rest of the team."
"Ok" Daniel said nodding his head and heading off with Janet and an again fast asleep Kiara.
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"So daddy shot the bad man with the funny eyes and then he fell to the ground" Kiara said looking up at Hammond. After Daniel had told him all he knew Hammond had turned to Kiara and asked her what happened. An hour later and she was just getting to the part with Tanith, she sure could go on and on, that was going to drive Jack crazy. Hammond smiled as she put her hand to her throat like a knife.
"But daddy told them to put us down so they set up back on the floor. And I don't think I liked it there very much. And they took my BUD's she said looking over at Daniel sadly.
"BDU's" Daniel said smiling at her. "We'll get you some more"
"Ok" She said nodding her head and turning back to Hammond. "So then we ran to daddy and we went out of the big ship, then daddy blew it up. Boom!" She said spreading her arms out and smiling at him.
"You tellin stories?" Jack asked walking into the room smiling at them.
"Daddy!" She yelled running over to him as Sam and Teal'c walked in behind.
"Hey kiddo, miss me?" He asked looking over at Hammond and Daniel. "Debriefing?"
"Go shower and get Janet to look you over" Hammond said smiling at them. "Then we can debrief." Then nodded and started to walk out the door. "Colonel, what did you do with Tanith?"
"He's in lock up till we can get a hold of the Tok'ra" Jack said bouncing Kiara. Kiara climbed down off her dad and walked over to Sam.
"Sam?" She asked pulling her down to her level.
"Yeah Kiara?" She asked as the young girl whispered something in her ear.
"Right" She said nodding her head. "Well we're going to go take a shower" Sam said smiling at Jack.
"Right" Jack said looking over at Hammond. "See you in a few"
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Jack looked up at the stars and thought about the last few hours. After showering getting checked out by Janet and telling everything to Hammond it was almost midnight. Hammond had told them to all go home for the weekend. Jack had taken a sleeping Kiara and tucked her into her bed then come out to look at the stars. 'I can't do this anymore' he thought as he watched a plane fly over head. 'I have a daughter now, she's going to need me' He thought looking down at Kiara window. 'I can't risk myself anymore'
"Sir are you up there?" Sam called out walking up the ladder.
"Carter what are you doing here?" He asked worried something had happened at the base. He stood and watched as her head popped up.
"I...uh...I couldn't sleep" She said smiling at him. "And something told me you would be awake too" She said taking his hand when he offered it to help her up the rest of the way.
"Yeah well..." He trailed off shrugged and walked back over to his seat. "Want a beer?"
"Sure" Sam said sitting down next to him. He pulled one out of the cooler next to him and handed it to her. They sat in silence for a few minutes just drinking their beers and thinking. Finally Jack sighed and leaned forwards in his chair.
"I'm going to retire" he said looking up at her.
"What? Why?" Sam asked looking at her long time CO. She couldn't believe this; of all the times to leave he was... 'No' she thought looking at him. 'He has a daughter now; he needs to be there for her'
"Daddy?" Sam heard over the walkie talkie. Jack looked up at her and smiled.
"That's why" he said reaching for it and pushing the button. "Yes Kiara?"
"I had a bad dream" She said and Sam could hear the tears in her voice.
"I should go" Sam said standing up.
"No it's ok" Jack said smiling at her. "I'll be back in a few minutes" Jack walked over to the ladder and walked down before she could even respond. So she sat back down and took a drink of her beer. After about five minutes she heard the crackling sound of the walkie talkie.
"Daddy who's here?" Sam heard Kiara ask. She must be leaning on the button or something Sam thought.
"Sam is" Sam heard Jack said she leaned over and picked up the walkie talkie.
"I like Sam" Kiara said and Sam could hear that Jack must have calmed her.
"Me too" Jack said making Sam smile.
"She's real nice" Kiara said "How come you never kiss her?" She asked causing Sam to choke on her beer and Jack to stutter a little.
"What...why....I mean...what?" He finally decided on.
"Well you love her don't you?" Kiara asked like it was only the most obvious thing in the world, which to some it was.
"Well, I um..." Jack trailed off making Sam laugh a little. What a loaded question. Sam felt a little bad for listening to this conversation between a father and a daughter but she couldn't help it. She wanted to know just as much if not more then Kiara.
"I know you do" Kiara said in a tone that lead Sam to believe Kiara was going to be quite a hand full as a teenager. "You look at her like Garren looks at Naitha." She said with an I-told-you-so tone.
"Your right" Jack said making Sam sit up strait. "I do love her"
"I really like her" Kiara said. Sam got the felling Kiara was trying to tell Jack it was ok with her if he wanted to date Sam. Sam laughed at the thought. 'Man this kid is tricky and very smart' Sam thought. She would have given anything to be in that room right now.
"Ok" Jack said sighing a little. "I think you need to go back to sleep"
"Goodnight daddy" Kiara said. Sam could hear the door to her room close then she was surprised when she heard. "Goodnight Sam" Sam looked down at the walkie talkie and was shocked. That girl was a little trickster; she knew she had the walkie talkie on the whole time. Oh that was just...just...
"Sam?" Jack said putting his hand on her shoulder and startling her. "Sorry" He said taking his set back. He looked over at her and took a drink of his beer.
"Is she ok?" Sam finally got out.
"Yeah" Jack said nodding his head. "She'll be ok in a few days"
"So you're really going to do it?" Sam asked smiling at him.
"Yeah" He said nodding his head. "I really am. I can't be there and here, and I'm needed here now"
"Right" Sam said nodding her head. If he was retiring, it may not be too late for them after all. "When are you going to tell the General?"
"When we go back" He said looking over at her. "I'm also recommending you take over the team" he said smiling at her shock.
"Thank you Sir" She said smiling and feeling a light blush creep onto her cheeks.
"Hey I'm retiring now, so call me Jack" He said taking a drink of beer. "Ok?"
"Ok...Jack" She said standing and smiling at him. "I'm going to go home now" She said smiling at him.
"Ok" He said nodding his head and smiling at her. "Sam, was there something you wanted?"
"Huh?" Sam asked turning to look at him.
"I just...did you come here for anything?" He asked looking up at her.
"Just your company si...Jack" She said smiling at him.
"Oh, ok" He said nodding his head and sitting back down. "You're coming over for the barbeque tomorrow right?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world" Sam said nodding her head. "Goodnight Jack"
"Goodnight Sam" He said as she descended down the ladder. He listened till he heard her drive away then he shook his head. Kiara had given him a lot to think about. And now was as good as any time to start.
A/N- So what do you think? Is it any good? This isn't the end so don't worry. There is one more chapy here then I'm working out the bugs of the sequel. So happy reading!